diff --git a/source3/include/libsmbclient.h b/source3/include/libsmbclient.h
index ccf80da..90496af 100644
--- a/source3/include/libsmbclient.h
+++ b/source3/include/libsmbclient.h
@@ -2840,14 +2840,6 @@ smbc_thread_impl(
 struct _SMBCCTX
 {
         /**
-         * debug level
-         *
-         * DEPRECATED:
-         * Use smbc_getDebug() and smbc_setDebug()
-         */
-        int     debug DEPRECATED_SMBC_INTERFACE;
-	
-        /**
          * netbios name used for making connections
          *
          * DEPRECATED:
diff --git a/source3/libsmb/libsmb_setget.c b/source3/libsmb/libsmb_setget.c
index 0a02346..71cf865 100644
--- a/source3/libsmb/libsmb_setget.c
+++ b/source3/libsmb/libsmb_setget.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "libsmbclient.h"
 #include "libsmb_internal.h"
 
+static int smbc_debug_level = 0;
 
 /** Get the netbios name used for making connections */
 char *
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ smbc_setUser(SMBCCTX *c, char * user)
 int
 smbc_getDebug(SMBCCTX *c)
 {
-        return c->debug;
+        return smbc_debug_level;
 }
 
 /** Set the debug level */
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ smbc_setDebug(SMBCCTX *c, int debug)
 {
 	char buf[32];
 	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d", debug);
-        c->debug = debug;
+	smbc_debug_level = debug;
 	lp_set_cmdline("log level", buf); 
 }